Furniture-polish.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN M. LEWIS AND FRED A. WAG-ER, F SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

FURNITURE-POLISH.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JOHN A. M. LEWIS and FRED A. WAGER, citizens of the United I States, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have following is a specification.

' ter described, in the proportions in which Our invention relates to furniture polishes,

and has for its objectto provide a furniture polish which will dissolve and cutthe grease anddirt from used furniture andrestore the finish and luster thereto.

A further object is to provide a furniturepolish which dries quickly and leaves .no gummy, sticky or dust collecting particles on the furniture treated.

A, further object is to preserve the finish.

of new furniture. These objects we accomplish with the new and useful composition ofm'atter hereinafthey are used and in the novel manner in which they are compounded. In our polishwe usetwo partsv of. mineral oil, preferably parafiin oil, to one part of hydrochloric acid. When mixed and thoroughly agitated the acid'will cut the grease I polishwhich consists of agitating and pre- I cipitating two parts. of paraffin oil with one and gummy particles inthe oil. This agi tated mixture'is then allowedto stand until the oil separates out, and said grease and gummy parts of the oil with the acid settle at the bottom. This precipitation takes from one to three hours. The oil at the. top

is then drawn or poured ofi and the precipitates, the grease and gummy parts with the acid are thrown away. We then mix one part of the retained and treated oil with two parts of commercial turpentine. Our

proceess may be varied to the extent. of

adding the turpentine to the previous mixture before the agitation and precipitation has occurred, as the precipitation'and result will be the same. To every gallon of this mixture, of oil and turpentine, we add one pound of commercial chlorid of lime and again thoroughly agitate. After this agitation the mixture is allowed to stand until the calcium hydroxid settles and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

Application filed November 25, 1913. Serial No. 803,062.

is precipitated and leaves the liquid clear of sediment. The liquid portion is then drawn or poured off and filtered through felt, filter paper or any of the well known filters, to

dry quickly and leave the furniture treated therewith ready for immediate use with the r polish restored to its original finish.

Having thus described our invention we desire to secure by Letters Patent and 1. The herein described polishing compound consisting of clarified parafiin oil one part; and turpentine two parts.

2. A polishing compound consisting of clarified mineral oil having'a paraflin base one part; and turpentine two parts.

part of hydrochloric acid, and retaining only the oil, to which two parts of turpentine is added; and deodorizing and clarify? I ing with chlorid of lime, as herein described. 5. The process of compounding furniture polish which consists of agitating and precipitating twoparts of parafiin oil, with one part of hydrochlorid acid, and retaining only the oil, to which two parts of turpentine is added, this mixture is then deodorized and clarified.

In testimony whereof we have aflixed our signatures 1n presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. M. LEWIS. FRED A. WAGER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

